Computers

my office

Starting in college, I used to buy a new computer every two years. However, I kept the PC that I built when I returned from Japan in 1999 until the release of Windows Vista. Looking back on it, that was probably too long. I'm starting to catch up with the latest technology, and now I'm buying or building a new computer every year. Pretty soon I'll have to start throwing out some of the old PCs.

If you've been keeping count, you'll know that in addition to my three new PCs, I have six PCs (including Amba's unnamed twin in my parents' basement) that are ancient and basically worthless. Even Shakti, the newest of the group, would cost more to upgrade than replace. About the only things worth keeping in it are the SCSI drives with PCI adapter, the CD and DVD drives (which are both replacements for the originals), and the case itself.

my old computers

The picture above is my old setup. From left to right beneath the desk are Shakti, Amba, and Durga. The small white box in between Shakti and Amba was my UPS, which has been replaced with a SmartUPS 1000. To the right of the monitor are my old inkjet printer (now trashed) and, above it, the Microtek SCSI scanner. The edge of the scanner can be seen on top of the file cabinet in the picture at the top of the page. Amba and Shakti are still there, and Aparna is on top of the desk along with the Brother laser printer. The Logitech sub is under the desk, along with the SmartUPS. The KVM is on top of Amba. Since this picture was taken, I've swapped the keyboards and mice, and replaced the old blue mouse with the Logitech G5.

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